NDC to review Ghana’s educational system within first 120 days in office
By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo The Spokesperson on the NDC Manifesto on Education, Prof George K. T. Oduro, says the NDC, within the first 120 days of assuming office, will hold a stakeholders forum to review the educational system. He continued that the move is in keeping with the party’s 2024 Manifesto, which seeks to reset our […]
Justice Mingle, an adept, proficient and skillful Journalist at that
By Pascaline Adadevoh …oh death, where is your sting? O death, where is your victory? I have maintained that ‘writing’ was/is a difficult task and anyone who had the skill of writing effortlessly needed to be respected. Right there in this picture is former Head of GBC Radio News, Justice Mingle, an adept, proficient and […]
BoG launches gold coins as new investment option
The gold coin, which is an initiative under its gold purchase programme will be available on the market in the next two weeks. Addressing the media at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, said potential investors can purchase the gold coins in three different ounces in […]
Galamsey making water treatment expensive for pharmaceutical companies
Heavily polluted water owing to illegal mining (galamsey) activities, is making it increasingly expensive for pharmaceutical companies to treat water for the manufacturing of drugs and medicines. Dr Samuel Kow Donkor, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), who made this known, said water pollution was one of the gravest threats confronting public health. […]
Democracy Hub Protestors: Lawyers of accused persons complain of poor sleeping conditions in cells
A claim by State Prosecutors that thirteen alleged Democracy Hub protestors are confined in a separate cell and fed PAPAYE with bottled water generated heated arguments at the Circuit Court in Accra. State Attorney Nana Akosua Kusi made the claim in responding to a bail application by Lawyers for the thirteen accused persons and was […]
USAID empowers journalists in Oti and Volta regions with public advocacy skills
By Jones Anlimah The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Performance Accountability Activity (PAA), has held a two-day regional media training workshop for Journalists. The capacity training was aimed at empowering journalists to advocate for improved public services. The event, held at Ho in the Volta Region, brought together 28 journalists from […]
Denmark shows support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
Denmark has shown its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. The Danish country has thus become the eighteenth European country to endorse Morocco’s proposal for the region as the most serious and credible way of settling the Sahrawi dispute, which has lasted almost five decades since Spain’s departure from the territory as a […]
Half of my body is paralysed now -Moesha Bodoung speaks out about her current state of health
By Vivian Amoah Ghanaian vibrant actress and social media influencer, Moesha Boduong, has opened up about her health struggles in an exclusive interview with Nkonkonsa.com. Moesha, who has been absent from social media due to her current state, shared that she spent a considerable amount of time in a coma while hospitalised. During the interview, […]
SDD-UBIDS inducts Prof. Derbile into office as second Vice Chancellor
By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo Professor Emmanuel K. Derbile has been inducted into office as the second Vice Chancellor of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS). He takes over from the first Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Philip Duku Over, who is on retirement. SDD-UBIDS was established by an Act […]
ECG MD Samuel Dubik Mahama resigns
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has resigned. He is concluding his tenure after two years in office as Managing Director of the main electric power distributing company in Ghana. Mr. Dubik Mahama is reported to have handed over his resignation letter to the Board of the ECG […]
Democracy Hub Demonstrators: 13 more persons arraigned before Accra Circuit Court
By Beatrice Oppon & Priscilla Owusu Ansah Thirteen more persons who allegedly took part in the Democracy Hub demonstration in Accra have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court. The accused persons include the Convener of the group Oliver Barker-Vormawor. The accused persons are represented by eleven lawyers including Yaw Buaben Asamoah and Dr Justice […]
All set for Sométutu Zâ 2024
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The chiefs and people of Somé traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region have begun their annual festival, Sométutu Zâ under the theme:” Sustaining the peace and unity of Somé for development”. The grand durbar to climax the celebration is slated for September 28 at Agbozume, Somé […]
Lordina Mahama’s maternity ward sees historic first triplet delivery in Bole
By Gloria Amoh The Bole District Hospital in the Savannah Region achieved a remarkable medical milestone on September 24, 2024, delivering triplets, all boys, via Caesarean section. The mother, who had previously undergone two Caesarean procedures, gave birth under the skilled hands of Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist Dr. Jonathan Wadeyir Abesig, the hospital’s Acting Medical Superintendent. […]
Violence is not the right way; I do not support protests – Nana Kwame Bediako
Independent presidential candidate and leader of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, alias Cheddar, has distanced himself from the protest led by the group Democracy Hub, which has seen 39 demonstrators remanded into Police custody. While acknowledging the frustrations of Ghana’s youth, Nana Kwame Bediako emphasised that violence and protests were not the solution and […]
